Which to use
“campa” and “capão” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #32,885
- “campa” frequency rank
- #19,358
- “capão” frequency rank
- 52243
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | campa | capão |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | laje que cobre o sepulcro | galo (ou cavalo) castrado para que não se reproduza e brigue com outros machos |
Letter map: campa vs capão
Shared letters muted; letters that set campa and capão apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. campa (CVCCV) and capão (CVCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Pair insight - campa / capão
campa and capão are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52243, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
campa is recorded at frequency rank #32,885, classified as anoun. capão is at rank #19,358, tagged as anoun, pronounced /kɐ.ˈpɐ̃w̃/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 52243, this pair ranks #12,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of campa vs capão
Shared letters: acp. Private to "campa": m. Private to "capão": oã.
"campa" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "capão" · 5 letters · shape CVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- campa ← acmpa · camap · cammpa · camppa · capma · ccampa · cmapa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "campa" for "capão" ever safe?
Frequency check: "campa" vs "capão" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "campa" and "capão".
- Full dictionary entry for "campa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "capão" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #12,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "campa" and "capão" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "campa vs canja". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #12,921 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.